Episode 109 – Clam Slams and Poster Jams
00:00:00 – This week the Paleopals are joined by Giacomo Bernardi from UCSC. He filmed fish using tools for the very first time, and is happy to tell us all about just why that’s so awesome. Make sure to watch the video below and experience the glory for yourself! 00:34:04 – Tool use is not [...]
Ep 107 – Ignoble Infections
00:00:00 – The Ig Nobel awards were a surprise to Sean Williams, and he blames Ryan. Thus Ryan concoted a game to tell the truly ignoble from the simply ficticious, and he forces Charlie and Jacob to play a round of Ig Nobel or Ig Know Not?! Topics covered include but are not limited to: [...]
Episode 105 – Malaria Mania
00:00:00 – Will having a few drinks prevent you from getting malaria, or make it more likely in the first place? The Paleopals discuss the pros and cons of boozing it up near infected mosquitoes. 00:20:26 – Fortunately the Paleopals live outside the range of malaria, thus their drinks are relatively risk free. Patrick expects [...]
Episode 104 – Shrouded in Darkness
00:00:00 – This week we talk to Abraham Padilla about his work studying the volcanoes of Iceland. We barely scratch the surface of this topic, but that’s probably a good thing because any deeper and we’d hit lava. 00:25:17 – Libations are an integral part of our podcast, thus we sup. Abe brings Ryan two [...]
Episode 103 – A Million Little Pieces
00:00:00 – The Paleopals are joined with an old friend (similar yet distinct from a Paleopal) Jered Karr! Jered is a paleoentomologist at UCSC but he’s also one of the top contributors to The Paleobiology Database, which he’s here to tell us all about! What is it? How can it be used? How does he [...]
